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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (Screening Five)

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
5:00 AM
The Michigan Theatre, 603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor

Check the Michigan Theater website for more information.

Screened in Japanese with English subtitles.

Legendary Studio Ghibli cofounder Isao Takahata revisits Japan’s most famous folktale in this gorgeous, hand-drawn masterwork, decades in the making. Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter (James Caan) and his wife (Mary Steenburgen), a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady (Chloë Grace Moretz). The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her – but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime. From the studio that brought you Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and The Wind Rises comes a powerful and sweeping epic that redefines the limits of animated storytelling and marks a triumphant highpoint within an extraordinary career in filmmaking for director Isao Takahata.

Directed by Isao Takahata | 137 min | Rated PG